TY - JOUR
T1 - Bidirectional crosslinguistic influence in L1-L2 encoding of manner in speech and gesture
T2 - A study of Japanese speakers of english
AU - Brown, Amanda
AU - Gullberg, Marianne
PY - 2008/6
Y1 - 2008/6
N2 - Whereas most research in SLA assumes the relationship between the first language (L1) and the second language (L2) to be unidirectional, this study investigates the possibility of a bidirectional relationship. We examine the domain of manner of motion, in which monolingual Japanese and English speakers differ both in speech and gesture. Parallel influences of the L1 on the L2 and the L2 on the L1 were found in production from native Japanese speakers with intermediate knowledge of English. These effects, which were strongest in gesture patterns, demonstrate that (a) bidirectional interaction between languages in the multilingual mind can occur even with intermediate proficiency in the L2 and (b) gesture analyses can offer insights on interactions between languages beyond those observed through analyses of speech alone.
AB - Whereas most research in SLA assumes the relationship between the first language (L1) and the second language (L2) to be unidirectional, this study investigates the possibility of a bidirectional relationship. We examine the domain of manner of motion, in which monolingual Japanese and English speakers differ both in speech and gesture. Parallel influences of the L1 on the L2 and the L2 on the L1 were found in production from native Japanese speakers with intermediate knowledge of English. These effects, which were strongest in gesture patterns, demonstrate that (a) bidirectional interaction between languages in the multilingual mind can occur even with intermediate proficiency in the L2 and (b) gesture analyses can offer insights on interactions between languages beyond those observed through analyses of speech alone.
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U2 - 10.1017/S0272263108080327
DO - 10.1017/S0272263108080327
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:42449139565
SN - 0272-2631
VL - 30
SP - 225
EP - 251
JO - Studies in Second Language Acquisition
JF - Studies in Second Language Acquisition
IS - 2
ER -